Peanut Butter Cheesecake Recipe

Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2013 by JennTats

Very rich and peanut buttery tasting. I made it for my moms 62 Birthday and everyone seemed to like it. Remember very rich so small goes a long way! Thanks for sharing your recipe.

Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2013 by KmMcK

It was good, but very very rich. Preztel crust didn't stay together at all.

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2012 by Sarah7180

This was a really good, restaurant quality cheesecake. However, I ended up having to bake this significantly longer than 55 minutes. At 55 minutes, the middle was still gooey and cold. Probably more like 1 1/2 hours. I suppose it depends on your oven though - I didn't see that anyone else had this problem. Will make again!

Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2012 by bobstrains

This was very good. Took it to a friend's for dinner Saturday and the peanut butter lovers loved it. They could not believe the crust was made from pretzels.

Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2012 by Sprucetree18

I did not make any changes or adjustments to any of the ingredients, it turned out perfectly as-is.... ;-)

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2011 by 2boyz4sarah

My most requested cheesecake. Everyone raves this cheesecake is better than the Cheesecake Factory.

Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2011 by JADunn

Fantastic recipe! It came out just like the picture. It is huge and would serve a crowd but it would also be great to make into two smaller cheesecakes and freeze one or send home with guests. Perfect addition to my Taste of Home Recipe Box!

Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2011 by jengl

Based on other reviews, I did not want to try the pretzel crust as I planned on taking this to our Thanksgiving dinner. I crushed peanut butter sandwich cookies, mixed in peanut butter and melted butter for the crust. I really wanted to try this cheesecake because it seemed to have the best reviews of the ones I looked at. But, while I was looking I found a recipe for butterscotch sauce, and thought that would be absolutely delicious on my peanut butter cheesecake. So, instead of chocolate chips, I used peanut butter chips and butterscotch chips. This cheesecake was the most eaten dessert there. A truly delicious combo. My rating of 5 was for the peanut butter filliing. Creamy and scrumptious as a cheesecake should be. Of course I will make this again. But I'm not sure I will ever try the pretzel crust. Maybe at some point I will mix some pretzels in with graham crackers to get the "sweet/salty" experience. Thanks for the recipe.

Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2011 by Sharon Martin

Sprucetree18

Made this for my son's birthday, it was a big hit... VERY rich and creamy, VERY peanut-buttery, and very easy to do. I found the pretzel crust a little messy, but for the most part it held together. However, I have a new oblong springform pan, which makes for easy cutting of cake pieces in squares, so probably that helped. Note that the batter for this cake is very thick, more spreadable than pourable (it uses 5 blocks of cream cheese, with no extra liquid such as sour cream), which probably contributes to its baking so evenly without cracking, I found it turned out perfectly...

Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2011 by Sprucetree18

Made this for my son's birthday, it was a big hit... VERY rich and creamy, VERY peanut-buttery, and very easy to do. I found the pretzel crust a little messy, but for the most part it held together. However, I have a new oblong springform pan, which makes for easy cutting of cake pieces in squares, so probably that helped. Note that the batter for this cake is very thick, more spreadable than pourable (it uses 5 blocks of cream cheese, with no extra liquid such as sour cream), which probably contributes to its baking so evenly without cracking, I found it turned out perfectly...

Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2011 by pinkapplesauce

After one bite, one family member exclaimed: "You'd pay $6 a slice for this in a restaurant!" Very good recipe and not the least bit intimidating to make. Next time, I might omit the chips to make the cheesecake a little bit less "busy."

Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2011 by DeAnna2008

I love this recipe! It impresses for the holidays or a special occasion, but it's not hard to make. You can make it ahead, and it lasts a long time, theoretically, of course, because my crowd devours it quickly despite its decadent richness. The only problem I've had with it is the crust doesn't always want to stay together, but the texture and taste are divine.

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by caribou8901

I've made this recipe so many times. It's always great. It's Peanut Butter heaven...

Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2010 by misscleocat

This cheesecake was sooooo rich. I loved all the ingredients but a bit to rich for me. I think I might try lemon or something else. This is really a wonderful recipe, just not for us :)

Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2010 by Sherrieboudinot

One of the best cheesecakes ever!!!

Reviewed on Jul. 11, 2010 by JessiSchueler

This was called "The Funk" at the party I took it to! It was one of the highlights of the night. It was almost talked about more than my brother in law's fireworks show.

Reviewed on May. 06, 2010 by ckmsun

If you are a peanut butter lover, you will LOVE this cheesecake. I have made it several times and everyone always loves it!!!! It's seems intimidating to make, but is actually a lot easier than most cheeseckes.

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2009 by prvrbs31gal

This is a delicious recipe... but so rich and creamy I only make it for VERY special occassions, even though it's not that difficult or time-consuming (as far as cheesecakes go!) It's always a hit.

Reviewed on May. 07, 2009 by larain

Very tasty and oh so rich and creamy - my family loved this cheesecake!

Reviewed on Mar. 07, 2009 by kdub

I made this cheesecake for the holidays and it was a complete winner!! It's so creamy and YUMMY!!

Reviewed on Jul. 28, 2008 by VFaith

That photo looks so good.  It makes me hungry.  Thanks for posting.